Ruth Herscher(1924-2019)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter, author and actress, educated at the University of
California and at New York University. She was a secretary for Red
Barber, and an assistant at the New Ideas Department for CBS in New
York. Joining ASCAP in 1952, her chief musical collaborator was her
father Louis Herscher, and her popular-song compositions include
"Orange Blossoms", "Where Were You?", "Mama Never Said a Word About
Love", "Fifty Games of Solitaire", "In the Park", "I Didn't Believe I'd
Fall in Love", "Elmer the Knock-Kneed Cowboy", "The Best Years in Our
Lives", "Baby, I'm the Greatest", and "Break the Chain".